Athletic shoe



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entre stares JOHN T. REDBELL, F EANSTN, EL'JLCNE.

THLETC SHE.

.application led may 5, 11922. Serial No. Mattig.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN T. RIDDELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Evanston, county of Cook and State of illinois, have invented' certain new and useful improvements in Athletic Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in athletic shoes, and has tor its object the provision-of an improved shoe of this character especially adapted for'wear by football players and provided with simple and edective tread members in the nature of cleats to prevent slipping which are highly ecient in use, capable of renewal or substitution and incapable of inflicting injury on other players.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described! and claimed.

The invention will be best unders by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, land. in which,

Fig. l, is a bottom plan view of a shoe embodying the invention, and

Fig. 2, is an enlarged section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Illfhe preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a shoe 3 of any usual or desired construction and provided with the usual sole t and insole 5 as shown. The sole of the shoe is provided with a plurality of threaded studs 6, each provided with a relatively large flat beveled head 7 seating against the top or inner side of the sole 4 and covered with the insole 5, as shown. A relatively large dat` metallic her 8 is passed over stud 6 and held in place against the bottom of the sole t by means of a lock or binding nut 9, as shown. By this arrangement the stud 6 will be securely and permanently held in place and the sole of the shoe bound andI clamped tother and thus reinforced by the studs. 'l El e arrangement is also such that each stud is in fact practically incorporated into the body of the shoe sole and undesirable bach p as w on the foot of the wearer avoided.

ad members l0 are detachably secured to the studs 6, as indicd.. Eachof these tread members is made of rubber ot suitable composition so as to have sucient strength and rigidity for the purpose but soft enough to prevent injury to other players. Each tread member l0 has a threaded' nut 11 entirely enclosed and imbedded therein and by means of .which the same is detachably secured to its corresponding stud, as shown. The tread members l0 are in the form of truncated cones and are relatively small in horizontal area so that the same will act as spikes to penetrate and impress themselves in the ground to prevent slipping in any direction. By this arrangement a sim le and effective tread member to prevent sipping i is provided, which may be readily renewed when worn; likewise, if desired, dierent tread members of different sizes and heights may be readily substituted. 'lhe arrangement is such that the same may be readily applied by an inexperienced person; as, for instance, by the player himself. The back thrust on each tread member in use is absorbed by the corresponding washer 8 and transmitted by it to the sole of the shoe so that this back thrust is dispersed over a relatively large area and thus injury to the foot of the wearer prevented. By arranging the Vnut 9 in a recess in the base of the tread member a strong and durable connectionis ador-ded and a wide bearing provided for each tread member to resist lateral strains or thrusts. lt will be noted that the tread members are capable of considerable .wear without exposing any of the metallic parts to injure other players.

W 1i e il have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carry my invention into edect, this is capable of variation and modication without departing tro the spirit of the invention. il, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself ot such variations and modihcations as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what li claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. .The combination with a shoe, of a stud pa through and clped to the sole of sai shoe and dproject therefrom; a tread member; an a securmg mber enclosed andD bedded in said tread member and 51a said stud, substantially as de scribed.

2. The combination with a shoe of a threaded stud passing through and clamped lll@ - ed on'said stud and seatin lli to the ysole dtsaid shoeand rojecti therefrom; a tread member-5 an and imbedded in said tread member and detachably engaging said stud, substantially as described.

" .3. `The combination @with a shoe, ot a threaded metallic stud passing through the sole thereof., said stud being provided with a relatively large head seating against the top side of the sole; a relatively large metallic washer passing over said stud and seating against the bottom of said sole; a nut threadagainst said Washer; 'a rubber tread mem er; and a nut enclosed and imbedded in said member and detac'hably engaging said stud, substantially as described.

" 4h The combination `with. a shoe, of a threaded metallic stud passing throu h vthe sole thereof, said stud being provide with a nut enclosed' imacat arelativel large head seating against the top4 side o the'sole; a relatively large metallic washer, passing over said stud and seating against the bottom of said sole; a nut threaded on said stud and seating against said washer; a rubber tread member; and a nut enclosed and imbedded in said tread member and detachably engaging said stud`,- there being a reoe at the inner end of said tread member .fitting over said hrst mentioned nut, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN T. RIDDELL.

Vlitnesses:

Joanna R. lil. ipo/msg Fianna. C. Arien. 

